Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby (pictured) declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years resulting in hundreds of protesters being killed.

2022 Chadian protests

In October 2022, protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years instead of stepping down like he intended to when he took power. The protests were some of the most violent in the country's history, with…

Mahamat Déby

Leader of Chad since 2021

Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, widely known in Chad as Kaka, is a Chadian politician and military officer who has been the seventh president of Chad since 2024, having previously served in this role in a transitional capacity from 2022 and was also Chad's de facto head of state and…